News

PHOTOS: BELL SINCE '68 | Bell Helicopter opened its facilities here in 1968 at the old Amarillo air base, initially a repair center for helicopters damaged in the Vietnam War. Now the company is poised to sell its trademark V-22 Ospreys to foreign customers and build a new Osprey for the Navy.

■ Early February 1968: Bell Helicopter announces it will locate a repair-modification plant in Amarillo. ■ Feb. 26, 1968: The first helicopter from the Vietnam War arrives in Amarillo via truck to Bell's hangars at Amarillo Air Force Base.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - William S. "Will" Morris IV has been named chief executive officer of Augusta-based Morris Communications Co.
The appointment was announced today by his father, William S. "Billy" Morris III, 80, and is effective immediately.

Cardboard and pallets for roofs and walls, blankets for doors and dirt floors.
That's how many families live in Juarez, Mexico - but not after they receive help from Casas por Cristo.
"We're essentially building a brand new house," said the Rev.

Sports

LONG POND, Pa. - Jeff Gordon's request for a low-key farewell tour has mostly been respected, though the four-time NASCAR champion has been feted with a parade, bourbon, an 18-liter bottle of wine, even a track named in his honor.